Jonathan Lopez-Vera

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Jonathan Lopez-Vera
Current Position

Associate Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Disciplines
History Asian Studies Religious Studies
Research Interests

Japan-Europe in 16 and 17th centuries, Jesuit mission in Japan, Samurai history for general audience

Research Languages

Catalan, Spanish, English, Japanese

Current Location

Barcelona , Spain

About Me

Specialist in Japanese History, author of the HistoriaJaponesa.com website and co-editor of the journal Asiadémica.
Complete CV: http://www.jonathanlopezvera.com/

Education

Degree, East Asian Studies, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2013

Master, World History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2014

PhD, History, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2019

Selected Publications
  • Historia de los samuráis (Satori, 2016; Alianza, 2021)

  • A History of the Samurai (Tuttle, 2020)

  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi y los europeos (Edicions Universitat de Barcelona, 2021)

  • Història dels samurais (Anem, 2024)

  • Samurai POP (Redbook, 2024), w/ Oriol Estrada

Selected Grants
  • F.I. pre-doctoral researcher (Generalitat de Catalunya) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Feb. 1, 2015 to Jan. 31, 2018
  • Margarita Salas post-doctoral researcher (Ministerio of Universidades) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, call from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2023
Memberships & Affiliations
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Last Updated

6/8/2025